Download or read book Jesus Loves Me written by John S. Dickerson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you asked a millennial or younger person in your church, "What do I need to believe to be a Christian?" what would they say? At a time when "truth" is up for grabs, a journalist-turned-pastor wants to help believers understand what they believe. How? By using the simple lyrics "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." In this winsome book, bestselling author John S. Dickerson clearly and faithfully explains essential Christian beliefs, using simple stories that have resonated with his congregation of thousands. He guides readers into these basic beliefs, and most importantly, he illustrates why these beliefs matter. The result is an easy-to-read primer, designed for a time when Christianity is questioned and challenged. It is a great study for young adults, new believers, and long-time believers who want to reclaim the essentials. For anyone who wants their small group, church, or loved ones to embrace the authority of Scripture and the nonnegotiable doctrines of Christianity. "What does it mean to be a genuine Jesus follower in an age when most people, including many self-described Christians, believe that God is well-pleased with a life lived in alignment with a 'designer faith' of their own making? In Jesus Loves Me, John Dickerson answers that question with a deep dive into the simple but profound gospel that Jesus taught as the only kind of faith the Heavenly Father would be well-pleased with. As Dickerson points out, we can't be true Jesus followers if we don't know who He is or what He said and never bother to actually live like He told us to live. Whether you are a brand-new Jesus follower or a longtime veteran, this book will help you nail down the basics of what it means to genuinely know and follow Jesus."--Larry Osborne, author and pastor, North Coast Church "Most Christians would tell you they believe the Bible to be God's Word. And yet many of those same Christians could not even articulate what the core beliefs are to the Christian faith. In Jesus Loves Me, John Dickerson does a great job of helping believers understand the basic teachings of Scripture. This is a great resource for any Christian who needs to build a stronger foundation to their faith."--Steve Poe, lead pastor of Northview Church, Carmel, Indiana

Download or read book A Cosmic Chance written by Sacha Kurucz and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE UNWAVERING PAST Love is the last thing on cynical rock chick, Simone Hartley's, mind. She's too busy ticking off her bucket list to care about finding a "nice guy". Adding to her frustrations is her chaotic family, who always places her in the middle of their dramas and constantly reminds her to settle down. But Simone digs her heels in - point-blank refusing to look for love until she's done achieving her goals. THE UNEXPECTED PRESENT In the beginning, this was easy. Nobody who approached her was even remotely tempting, and she was happy enough to live out the daydream of a perfect partner within the unfinished pages of her notebook. But all of that was about to be challenged. When a psychic reading foretells fateful catalysts in her destiny - one of a fortuitous meeting and the other of an inescapable tragedy. THE UNKNOWN FUTURE Life isn't random. Her future is set. But with this knowledge now in Simone's hands, will she be able to realign what fate has seemingly written in her stars? Only time will tell...

Download or read book Lexiland written by Suzi Moore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets uncovered, mysteries unravelled and a friendship to last forever. This is a story about grief, friendship and identity. One year ago, Emma's twin sister, Laura, died at thei birthday party and since then Emma's life has not been the same. Without her louder and stronger sister, Emma starts to feel lonely and invisible, missing the one person tha she could always rely on to be at her side. Then she meets Lexi and everything changes. Lexi is wild, crazy an surrounded by mystery, and Emma quickly finds herself pulled into the orbit of 'Lexiland', a place where it seems like anything can hapen. And, as their friendsip grows, Emma starts to realise that letting someone new into your life can be the best way to mend a broken heart...

Download or read book A Mother to Embarrass Me written by Carol Lynch Williams and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Laura is 12 years old, she realizes that everything about her mother is totally embarrassing. Like the way she yodels at the top of her lungs while she works (okay, she calls it singing). And plays really old music so loud the neighbors can hear (can’t she listen to normal music?). And walks around in clay-covered pajamas (yes, she is a sculptor, but still . . . ). But things are about to get much, much worse. Laura has noticed that her mother is getting a little bit, well, fat. Then one night over dinner (at a restaurant, since she almost burned down the house trying to cook), her mother announces that she’s going to have a baby. Now all the neighbors, including the gorgeous boy Laura has a crush on, will know her parents have been doing it. Maybe even in the house! There must be some way Laura can change her mother before her own life is completely, utterly ruined!

Download or read book Being Heumann written by Judith Heumann and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction "...an essential and engaging look at recent disability history."— Buzzfeed One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.

Download or read book Going Within written by Vanessa Albright and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the memoir of how I went from being an emotionally unhappy, fearful, candle-in-the-wind person to becoming a happy, calm, stable and well-balanced person. This is about the journey I took to get there which was a long, difficult ride but I finally arrived a much happier person. I took a hard look at what was going on inside of me and found out what triggered my pain and suffering. Looking back I realize the journey was so worth it.

Download or read book Daddy Do You Love Me written by Ariel Allison and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is the world's leader in fatherless families. Marginalized by society into a distant and unemotional role as the family's bread winner, we are only now beginning to understand the devestating effect of emotionally distant fathers on their daughters' health and well-being-- and for some, even on their spirituality. Millions of women have suffered physical and emotional scars due to absent fathers, and have experienced the painful void not having this vital connection has created. Both authors write from personal experience overcoming emotionally distant fathers, offering practical solutions and hope for healing this emotional and spiritual rift. From how to forgive an abusive father, coping with loneliness, to nuturing healthy relationships, and much more-- this book is a tremendously empowering and enriching journey for women out of sadness and pain, breaking a legacy of loneliness and regret, to a renewed hope for their lives. Included are chapter questions, pages for journaling, and a list of counseling resources.

Download or read book Holding onto Nothing written by Gordon Bishop and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOLDING ONTO NOTHING is Gordon Bishop's first book, begun when he was 19 at the Iroquois Hotel in Manhattan and completed when he was 20 and working as a copywriter for a catalog house in Passaic, New Jersey. In 1959, Mr. Bishop walked into THE HERALD-NEWS, Passaic, and got a job as a reporter. Soon after, he was writing his own general-interest column and winning awards: The New Jersey Press Association's Award for "Best Column" in 1965 and the NJPA's Award for "Best Reporting Against Deadlilne" in 1966. A graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Mr. Bishop, as a student, became a good friend of his teacher, Paterson Poet Louis Ginsberg, father of the famous avant-garde poet Allen Ginsberg. As a result of their decade-long friendship, Mr. Bishop wrote two books on the Ginsbergs, the first a collection of essays (with pictures) entitled THE FIVE WORLDS OF ALLEN GINSBERG, and a biography, THE GINSBERGS: A FAMILY OF POETS, both of which are scheduled for publication later this year. Mr. Bishop also co-authored a three-act play, THE PURPLE CANARY, dealing with corruption in public school systems and which was presented at the off-Broadway Midway Theater in Manhattan in 1963.

Download or read book The Social Skills Picture Book written by Jed Baker and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2006 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes in pictures the proper responses to real-life situations that youth with social communication challenges face on a daily basis.

Download or read book Food Triggers written by Amber Lia and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Win Your Food Battles--for Good Do you crave unhealthy foods or overeat when you're stressed, bored, or lonely? These and other food triggers not only have an emotional and physical basis, they can also become a spiritual battle. In this groundbreaking book, certified health coach Amber Lia exposes 31 common food-related struggles that trap people in unhealthy thinking and eating patterns. Learn the practical strategies you need to · identify the specific food triggers sabotaging your health and happiness · break free from the cycle of reactionary eating and feelings of defeat · find the motivation and methods needed to embrace healthy habits Today can be your turning point. Break the chains of food triggers and replace them with God-honoring habits. More than discovering what it takes to have a healthy body, you will receive spiritual health for your soul! "What if your hunger pangs aren't about physical hunger at all but an invitation to develop a spiritual appetite for God? If food is your trigger, this is your opportunity!"--WENDY SPEAKE, author of The 40-Day Sugar Fast

Download or read book Sinner s Ride written by Minnie Lahongrais and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when your whole world is turned upside down? What do you do when the people around you aren’t who they seem to be? This is Sinner’s story. Sinner is a teenager living in the Bronx in New York City. On the eve of her eighteenth birthday she is sexually assaulted by her father. Following the attack, she undergoes a dramatic change and makes a life changing decision for which she pays a heavy price. Or does she? Take a ride with Sinner and hold on tight because the twists and turns of this story will take your breath away!

Download or read book Words That Work written by Alicia Eaton and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too many parents, and teachers for that matter, struggle to get their requests heard, understood and taken seriously – kids just don’t seem to be able to do as they’re told nowadays. In Words that Work: How to Get Kids to Do Almost Anything, author Alicia Eaton, a leading Harley Street Hypnotherapist & Advanced NLP Practitioner, explains how much easier it is to get children to co-operate, simply by changing the vocabulary and structure of your sentences. She shows how powerful words are if you know about the NLP ‘language of persuasion and influence’. And also shares the secret to slipping ‘hypnotic influence’ into day-to-day conversations. Originally a Montessori teacher and a mother to three, now grown-up children, Alicia’s combined all her skills, knowledge and expert training to create this unique parenting system that really works. So whether the issue is mealtime arguments over fussy eating or junk food cravings; an anxiety or phobia about dogs, spiders, going to school or exams; a lack of confidence; bad habits such as nail-biting, thumbsucking or bedwetting, you’ll quickly learn what to say and what not to say. You’ll be able to put an end to the nagging and yelling that gets you nowhere and wears you out; reward systems and star charts that quickly lose their appeal; bribery and punishments that achieve nothing and make everyone feel bad. Parents who appear to have well-behaved, happy, high achieving kids are not just plain ‘lucky’ - quite simply, they’re handling things differently and with a bit of inside knowledge, you can too.

Download or read book Definitely Daphne written by Tami Charles and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In front of her followers, Daphne is a hilarious, on-the-rise vlog star. But at school Daphne is the ever-skeptical Annabelle Louis, seventh-grade super geek and perennial new kid. To cope with her mom's upcoming military assignment in Afghanistan and her start at a brand new middle school, Annabelle's parents send her to a therapist. Dr. Varma insists Annabelle try stepping out of her comfort zone, hoping it will give her the confidence to make friends, which she'll definitely need once Mom is gone. Luckily there is one part of the assignment Annabelle DOES enjoy--her vlog, Daphne Doesn't, in which she appears undercover and gives hilarious takes on activities she thinks are a waste of time. She is great at entertaining her online fans, yet her classmates don't know she exists. Can Annabelle keep up the double life forever?

Download or read book Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents Siblings and Partners written by Eric Maisel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings, and Partners considers the notion of the authoritarian personality in a family context and examines the extent to which authoritarians traumatize the people closest to them. Building on primary research, Dr. Maisel presents first-person accounts of life with authoritarian family members and provides clinicians and other professionals with tactics and strategies for helping clients who struggle with the impact of these experiences. This unique look at authoritarians at home serves to redefine the authoritarian personality, expand our understanding of family trauma, and give voice to the silent epidemic of authoritarian wounding.

Download or read book The Vineyard Mothers written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The party of the year turns into the disaster of the year when a storm traps the Townsend women inside the Wayfarer Inn—along with some unexpected guests and some unwelcome secrets. Four months after their father’s death brings half-sister Jill to Martha’s Vineyard, Leslie and Michelle Townsend are still adjusting to tumultuous lives. Leslie is reeling as she rediscovers memories of the past that throw everything she thought she knew about her father into doubt. Michelle is struggling to cope with the ned of her relationship with Isaac and the ongoing debacle of her divorce. Meanwhile, Jill is juggling the unpleasant appearance of her ex-boss and her mother’s declining health. The sisters come up with the idea for a May Day party to turn things around. But nothing goes according to plan. Can the Townsend women navigate choppy waters and make it back to sunrise? Find out in THE VINEYARD MOTHERS, Book 2 of the Wayfarer Inn trilogy. Be sure to start with THE VINEYARD SISTERS, Book 1 in the series.

Download or read book Perfectly Parvin written by Olivia Abtahi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming in this heartfelt and outright hilarious debut. Parvin Mohammadi has just been dumped--only days after receiving official girlfriend status. Not only is she heartbroken, she's humiliated. Enter high school heartthrob Matty Fumero, who just might be the smoking-hot cure to all her boy problems. If Parvin can get Matty to ask her to Homecoming, she's positive it will prove to herself and her ex that she's girlfriend material after all. There's just one problem: Matty is definitely too cool for bassoon-playing, frizzy-haired, Cheeto-eating Parvin. Since being herself hasn't worked for her in the past (see aforementioned dumping), she decides to start acting like the women in her favorite rom-coms. Those women aren't loud, they certainly don't cackle when they laugh, and they smile much more than they talk. But Parvin discovers that being a rom-com dream girl is much harder than it looks. Also hard? The parent-mandated Farsi lessons. A confusing friendship with a boy who's definitely not supposed to like her. And hardest of all, the ramifications of the Muslim ban on her family in Iran. Suddenly, being herself has never been more important. Olivia Abtahi's debut is as hilarious as it is heartfelt--a delightful tale where, amid the turmoil of high school friendships and crushes, being yourself is always the perfect way to be.

Download or read book The Hobday Connection written by Dane Hobday Hays and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a style reminiscent of Forest Gump, the author of The Hobday Connection weaves a tale that encompasses the lives of several individuals through a remarkable sixty-five year journey. This is not a war story nor is it just a love story. It is the account of people who overcame adversity and challenges in their everyday lives, while dealing with their loves, fears and emotions. Told through the eyes of six main characters the narrative is in both first person and third person views. Their lives are tied together by family secrets, deceptions, love, hate and war. Intermixed within the chapters are cameo moments with real celebrities and war heroes. Among the celebrities mentioned are Howard Hughes & Ava Gardner, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne and J.P. Getty. While searching for lifes answers the main characters find surprises and experiences that they had never expected or imagined. An old soldier facing death discovers a hidden family secret that changes his life forever. An elderly Nun, trying desperately to bury the past must relive fifty year old memories and deal with new challenges. A young man seduced by an older married woman must make life changing decisions. A child born out of wedlock faces a tough life of physical and emotional abuse yet achieves success far beyond his wildest dreams. The Hobday Connection is not a war story by any means, though portions are dedicated to events before and during the Korean War. Yet there are no strong depictions of sex or violence within the book. It is more than a love story in that family dynamics, social drama and history are also involved while revealing one mans journey through life. The many choices he has and the paths he must follow to overcome challenges presented to him. These themes are of particular interest in todays market and should attract a wide audience.